Rutland Water

Listened to a talk on Rutland Water yesterday which reminded me what an excellent place for wildlife and of my…

The return of the Buzzard

In mid-December I posted about a buzzard which I had seen regularly over the garden. I thought it might be…

The Northern Pintail is one of my favourite ducks. The population in the UK is stable, unlike many parts of…

Hot on the heels of the announcement about the planned White Stork reintroduction in Dagenham comes news of another proposed…

A common duck of parks and lakes, which is resident across the UK, although rarer in upland areas. There are…

Exciting news as it was announced that there is to be a White Stork reintroduction programme in a Dagenham Country…

A free afternoon and a chance to visit Sutcliffe Park Local Nature Reserve in Eltham. The reserve consists of the…

A walk around the Tarn produced the usual cast of Characters. The drake Teal was still present with a group…

Last Friday Keith and I visited the Wetland Centre at Barnes in West London in search of wintering Bittern. Arriving…

Last week, I went with Andrew and Nicole to visit Abberton Reservoir, just south of Colchester in Essex. This large…